Shut Down (album)

Shut Down is a multi-artist compilation album released by Capitol Records in mid-June 1963.^[2] It contains hot rod music from acts such as the Beach Boys, Robert Mitchum, the Cheers and the Super Stocks.^[3] The title is hot rod slang referring to the defeat of an opponent in a drag race.^[3]

Shut Down
Compilation album by various artists
Released	June 1963 (1963-06)
Genre	Hot rod rock
Length	24:58
Label	Capitol
Shut Down chronology
Shut Down (1963) Shut Down Volume 2 (1964)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album was compiled by Nick Venet and Gary Usher, according to biographer James Murphy, to "trad[e] on the success" of the Beach Boys' hits "409" and "Shut Down".^[2] It was a commercial success, peaking at number 8 on August 17 during a 46-week chart run.^[2] In 1964, it was followed by Shut Down Volume 2, which only had songs by the Beach Boys.^[3]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Performing artist(s)	Length
1.	"Shut Down"	The Beach Boys	1:59
2.	"Chicken"	The Cheers	1:55
3.	"Wide Track"	The Super Stocks	2:00
4.	"Brontosaurus Stomp"	The Piltdown Men	2:28
5.	"Four on the Floor"	The Super Stocks	2:00
6.	"Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots"	The Cheers	2:10

Side two

No.	Title	Performing artist(s)	Length
1.	"409"	The Beach Boys	1:58
2.	"Street Machine"	The Super Stocks	1:55
3.	"The Ballad of Thunder Road"	Robert Mitchum	2:28
4.	"Hot Rod Race"	Jimmy Dolan	2:10
5.	"Car Trouble"	The Eligibles	2:00
6.	"Cheater Slicks"	The Super Stocks	1:55

Charts

Chart (1963)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	8